Jake McQuaide

Current Contract

Contract Value Index (CVI)

Jake McQuaide's $0.8M annual deal with the Rams earns a C+ CVI, representing a fair market transaction for a veteran long snapper with minimal upside. At less than $1M per year, McQuaide's contract sits squarely in the replacement-level salary range for specialists, which aligns with his middling production tier despite years of NFL experience. The Rams are essentially paying for reliability and continuity at a position where catastrophic mistakes can swing games, but they're not getting any premium value or cost savings that would elevate this signing. The contract structure carries minimal risk given the low annual commitment, though there's also no meaningful upside beyond having a competent snapper who won't lose games with errant snaps. This is classic roster maintenance — the Rams identified a need at long snapper and filled it with a known commodity at market rate, making it a perfectly adequate move that neither helps nor hurts their salary cap flexibility.

Performance AnalysisNot Tracked

Performance grades for LSs are not available. ESPN does not track individual statistics for offensive linemen, punters, long snappers, or fullbacks. This player will remain ungraded unless they change positions.